tom turner president and ceo nashville downtown partnership how downtown can help make us more...
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TOM TURNERPRESIDENT AND CEO
NASHVILLE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP
How Downtown Can Help Make Us
More Active and Healthier!
Let’s Get Moving!
• Healthy
• Active
• Green
More Healthy Food Options
Grocery Stores Featuring Organic Foods
Nashville Farmers’ Market with Local Produce
Restaurants with Healthier Menu Choices
Gourmet Dining from the Garden
The Hermitage Hotel’s Capitol Grille features organic produce from their garden at Glen Leven Farm, a property of the Land Trust for Tennessee.
Downtown Rooftop Garden
Multi generational organic rooftop garden by a downtown church with daycare program
Walk 100 Miles With the Mayor
Encouraging citizens to improve their health by walking Nashville’s greenways and trails.
28 walks
2 to 10 miles in length
Walk Locations:• Metropolitan Nashville parks and greenways• Bicentennial Mall Park• Radnor Lake
Mayor’s 5K Challenge, 2011 and 2012
Over 5,000 participants in November, 2011
Repeat event scheduled for November, 2012
Nashville Groove
Easy-riding routes
interconnect neighborhoods
within 5 miles of the
Downtown district.
The Groove makes it
possible for cyclists of all
skill levels to comfortably
bike to and from:
• Parks
• Schools
• Workplaces
• Attractions
• Business districts
Tour de Nash Event
Green Bikes
Free bikes available
at Metro Parks
Community Centers
and Greenways
B-Cycle
Fee-based system
will consist of 200
bikes, designed for
short trips
NashvilleBike Share
Expanded Bike Share Coming Soon
Fee-based, 200 3rd generation bikes at 20 urban area kiosks
Downtown Walking Tours
New Cumberland Park
Downtown Pedestrian Bridge
Walk to See Great Buildings and Historic Sites
Public Art Walking Tours
Businesses Go for the Gold!
Scorecard based on 100-point scale for workplace policies and practices related to the following:• Being Healthy• Being Active• Being Green
Buildings with Gold LEED Certification
Multi-Tenant LEED Existing Building
Green Initiatives of major law firm tenant:Eliminated 90% of plastic and
disposablesChanged to LED lighting and low flow
toiletsPays for staff’s public transportation;
encourages bike riding
Building-Wide Recycling Success
• 100% recycling program since October 2009
• 6,240 cubic yards of material has been recycled
• Recycled material would fill 11 floors of the building floor to ceiling (9 ft ceilings)
Free Electronics Recycling Programs
Six major office buildings have participated in free electronics recycling days sponsored by the Nashville Downtown Partnership and a local recycling firm
Over 11,000 pounds of electronics have already been recycled through these events
